FRANCE: Nothing Much

Just as everyone expected, the Cabinet of Premier Laval fell and was
reassembled last week; former Premier Andre Tardieu was pushed into the
post he was far from anxious for, that of Minister of War; and M. Laval
himself took on the duties of Foreign Minister as well as Premier.
Suddenly the Surete-General clamped down a strict press censorship.
International cable messages were delayed for hours. Though nothing
drastic happened, there were numerous incidents in the week's news
that might have been misinterpreted: